Muslim-friendly Hospital Sparks US Uproar

CAIRO – Plans to build a Muslim-friendly surgery center to allow women patients to be diagnosed without being worried about being seen by male doctors are sparking controversy in the US city of Chicago.

“I should not have to leave my religion at the door in order to receive health care services,” Gihad Ali of the Arab-American Action Network was quoted as saying by Lake County News-Sun.

Plans were revealed by Muslim resident Naser Rustom to build a Muslim-friendly surgery center in the southwest suburb of Orland Park.

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